Chris Dean Carr (born March 12, 1974) is an American former professional

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player who was selected by the

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in the 2nd round (56th overall) of the

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, and currently an assistant coach and director of student-athlete development for the Kansas State University women's basketball team. Carr played six seasons in the NBA for the

, Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets,

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, Chicago Bulls and

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. Carr also appeared in the 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, and made it to the final round, before losing to

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. Carr played collegiately at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He also played in Greece with

AEK Athens BC AEK Basketball Club ( el, ΚΑΕ ΑΕΚ ; Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως ''Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupóleos'', "Athletic Union of Constantinople"), also known as AEK B.C. or AEK, and more commonly kno ...

and in

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with

KK Lavovi 063 Košarkaški klub Lavovi 063 ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Лавови 063), commonly referred to as KK Lavovi 063, was a men's professional basketball Sports club, club based in Zemun, near Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. The club u ...

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